surprise
Example Sentences
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It was a good night for episodic superhero adventure Dispatch, which was a surprise smash hit when it launched last year.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
Perhaps the most jarring surprise for crypto fans is that the most pro-crypto president the market could hope for has done little to help prices.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
But despite its experiment with chronology, “A Potion, a Powder, a Little Bit of Magic” plays it safe when it comes to its plot—a surprise for readers expecting a story as adventuresome as its telling.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
When the set times dropped this week, crossover country star Kacey Musgraves was listed as the Mojave Tent surprise playing from 3-3:50 p.m.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
But inaction went poorly with her vigorous personality and one morning to everyone’s surprise she appeared for breakfast in the dining room precisely at 8:10, with the announcement that doctors were often wrong.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Vocabulary lists containing surprise
Emotions on Display
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Commonly Misspelled Words, List 6
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"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll, Chapters 1–3
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